Old MacDonald Had a Judge: Quack, Quack. So Much for the Constitutionally Mandated Separation of Powers: "Scalia - with his waterfowl impression - may have been trying to preempt protesters he thought were going to perform their own impromptu noises. Nevertheless, by arrogantly trying to make a joke out of his unethical behavior, Scalia has again made a mockery of the enormous responsibility the Constitution places on our highest court.
After all, it was Scalia who led the Supreme Court with flimsy legal logic to validate the dubious 2000 Florida election results that were the difference in placing the current president in power. This time he may have gone too far in shredding the Supreme Court's vaunted reputation of impartiality.
'I'm surprised he's sticking by his guns. I would hope he does see the light,' Georgetown University law professor Paul Rothstein said of Scalia's stubbornness to acknowledge what is simple common sense: If you are a longtime friend of the vice president and are accepting free junket flights from him, you best remove yourself from the fray when it comes time to rule on a decision that may damage his career.
Finally, we should remember what the legal case in question is about: transparency in government, which is one of the taproots of democracy. "
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